Predictors of women's Internet access and Internet health seeking.
A random, population-based sample of 431 women aged 18-74 in King County, Washington, USA, completed a survey module on Internet use and access. Level of mental health, level of general health perceptions, older age, and higher income predicted women's health-related Internet use. Participants witho...
| Publicado en: | Health Care for Women International Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 940 - 952 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2003
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